Author : William E. Cross
Publisher : King City, Ont. : LGL Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Monitoring the Long-term Fate and Effects of Spilled Oil in an Arctic Marine Subtidal Environment by : William E. Cross
Download or read book Monitoring the Long-term Fate and Effects of Spilled Oil in an Arctic Marine Subtidal Environment written by William E. Cross and published by King City, Ont. : LGL Limited. This book was released on 1987 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reports a continuation of the Baffin Island Oil Spill project, during which oil was experimentally released during 1981 in nearshore waters at Cape Hatt, north-eastern Baffin Island. The objectives of this study were to monitor the fate and effects of the oil in subtidal sediments four years after the oil release. Data collected during 1985 in two of the project's study bays (surface oil release and reference) are analyzed along with corresponding data collected during 1981-83, including pre- and post-spill sampling periods. The study tests the predictions of increased oiling of sediments and effects on deposit-feeding benthos; elucidates whether the observed short-term biological effects improved, persisted, or worsened; and allows the opportunity of detecting possible long-term delayed effects that were not apparent in the second post-spill year.